Hiiiii my lovelies!! SO, before I begin this chapter, I just wanted to thank each and every one of you who voted, and added to their reading lists and libraries, I appreciate it and I appreciate you all SO SO SO SOOO much!! This might seem strange to some as my book is not even close to those that get a million reads and hearts and what not but WOW even those 1 or 2 extra interactions that are already an improvement from my last book just made my heart so happy!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU a million times thank you! Please keep reading, you all literally motivated me to write this chapter so this is for all of you, Queens and Kings.

Side note: this man is sooooo fionnennennnenneeeeeeee damnnnn

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Chapter 8:

Katherine POV:

I feel someone shake me lightly

"Miss Ellis...."

"Miss Ellis...."

I slowly open my eyes and Mr Drakos is already standing with his briefcase and the plane is empty. Catching on to what was going on I quickly jump from my seat but accidentally bump Mr Drakos' head while doing so as he clearly didn't expect me to react like that. My hands, without thinking, immediately reach for his head as though I was checking a child's bruise, bombarding him with questions

"Are you okay? Oh, I'm so so sorry Mr Drakos, I didn't mean to move so sudden- do we need a doctor, wait I'll get one, but are you sure you're okay? Let me check if there's a bruise- I'm so sorry, I-"

He literally put his hand over my mouth and I am too stunned to speak but he sighs and chuckles looking at me "I am fine Miss Ellis, now grab your bag and let's go everyone has already disembarked". I feel my cheeks turn red from embarrassment, oh my god Kat... I follow Mr Drakos off the plane, thanking the crew as we go along. Luckily we join the others quickly and one of the lawyers starts speaking to Mr Drakos as we head to the pick-up zone where a mini-bus is waiting for us. Shortly after, we arrive at the most beautiful resort I've ever seen in my life. The beach is right there next to the restaurant, with villas lining up all the way just up until the mountain. We all gather in the lobby and are greeted by Mr Lopez's assistant, Candice. When asked who she should communicate to, Mr Drakos indicated that she could speak to his personal secretary or to me as the paralegal.

"Very well, your rooms have been allocated, please enjoy your stay. Today is a relaxing day to recover from the travels and fully enjoy the resort and I will see you all tomorrow bright and early for breakfast with Mr Lopez after which Mrs Lopez will commence with the activities if you wish to participate". We thank her, and head to our rooms. When I open my room door I am amazed at the massive villa with its giant bed, sofa, massive smart TV, and my favourite part, the terrace with the small coffee table and hammock. As I was still reeling a bit from the anxiety and stress from the flight which honestly exhausted me mentally, emotionally and physically I decide to go for a shower when

"AHHH....good Lord, Katherine Ellis you look like a mess honey" the large mirror in the bathroom showed me exactly what I looked like. Think hungover, but you fell asleep with your makeup on so now you are serving raccoon realness with a slight birds' nest on your curly-ass 3C hair damn.... It's such a mess that I had to laugh, but freeze when I realize that Mr Drakos has now officially seen everything, oh I must've looked a downright lunatic but eh, what can I do, it happens... after a long shower, I crawl into bed and my head just touches the pillow and I'm out.

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When I wake up, I see the sun beginning to set, oh that was a good nap...you know those naps where you feel like you've woken up in another dimension but in the best way possible? I stretch and make myself a cup of coffee, deciding to watch the sunset from the terrace. As it gets darker, I decide to stroll along the beach as I was feeling refreshed and ready to explore. I also assumed that things would get hectic from now on and I wouldn't have many opportunities to wear my cute outfits Chris helped me pack, so I got into a cute red co-ord mid-skirt and Bardot style crop top with my hair loose and curling up all over the place. About thirty minutes later, as I am walking along the beach, I see lights and hear faint music, so I walk closer and there's a large fire pit with lights by the white couch type poofs outside and lots of random chairs and places to sit scattered over the beach, with a white dance floor right in the middle. I see Mr Lopez's assistant by the bar and decide to sit next to her and introduce myself. We chat for a while when a guy asks her to dance and she looks at me as if to ask if I'll be okay "Go, go!" I smile at her, knowing I'll have a friend here for the week and she's really cool and absolutely a gorgeous queen, slightly curvy as well and a bit older than me but what a sweetie! Chris would love her; we should definitely hang out when she comes over to us.

A few drinks later, I spot of few of the other lawyers who have also found their way to the music and they wave me over but as I walk over I can feel his eyes on my body and he looks fiiiine in his white pants and navy shirt buttoned halfway, but I snap myself out of it and start chatting to one of the lawyers. An hour later, they all decide to leave as most likely they wanted to get drunk but not in front of Mr Drakos, even though he bought them drinks, he can be pretty intimidating, so they all left and as I was about to leave too, a random guy asks me to dance to which I accept as I very much still wanted to stay and hang with Candice but didn't want to be left alone with Mr Drakos...

A few hours later, after Candice came to find me again and the guys whom we danced with bought us drinks upon drinks, I was feeling a bit tipsy and so we decided to dance it off but as I'm dancing with someone, I feel an arm being wrapped around my waist and pulled towards a rock-solid body. I know those tattoos... I am met with Aqua eyes and before I can even think about what's happening, he starts moving and we dance, our bodies plastered together but even in my tipsy state I look around for colleagues "Mr Drakos...the lawyers..."

"Are all gone Katherine..." telling by his slight slur and delay in speech, he must've had quite a few to drink

"Mr Drakos, you've drunk quite a bit, why don't we go?" he frowns at me and with a look that could convince a stone to do anything, he asks "Dance with me first?" I sigh and we keep dancing, moves getting hotter and steamier by the minute when we're finally so close that I can feel his breath, he leans in closer and just before our lips meet, I realize where we are and what's happening and I pull away, heading towards my villa.

"Katherine!" halfway down the beach and I can hear his voice behind me. No Kat, you cannot stop, otherwise, you might just completely lose your heart... I keep walking but darn him and his fitness as he catches up to me even when half-drunk and he spins me around, holding me by my arms. I try to look anywhere but at him but he moves around so that I am forced to make eye contact with him.

"Kat, please..." I look down at the ground but he continues anyway

"Listen, I'm sorry for what--" he pauses for a second, which causes me to look up, let's go of me to run his hands over his face and through his hair, breathes a deep breath in and out and looks at me

"Actually, you know what? It wasn't a mistake Kat, because ever since that night in Greece I could never forget you and tonight with this--" I am absolutely frozen at his confession as he slowly closes the gap towards me and wraps an arm around my waist "with this fucking sexy outfit and hair that I love so fucking much" he gently brings his other hand around the back of my neck going into my hair and inching towards me ever so slowly. Shit. Am I going to let this happen? Fuck it! I lift my arm to the back of his head and our lips meet in a kiss so passionate it feels like my body is on fire.

When we finally break apart, I feel his eyes on my lips as I bite my lower lip and he grabs me and carries me over his shoulder "Mr Drakos, put me down, I'm too heavy!" he laughs "Baby, you're as light as a fucking feather" he slaps my ass "Also, it's Apollo to you" and walks towards one of the villas, which I assume is his as he opens it with a card key. Upon entering, he gentle places me on the table and we continue to make out, him grabbing my ass and clothes start coming off. When he goes to unbuckle his pants I can't help but think of Greece and how we were drunk then as well so I place my hand over his to stop him as he was struggling a bit anyway, the alcohol getting to him. "Apollo, you're a bit drunk and so am I...we might regret this tomorrow..." he sighs, places both hands beside me, then looks at me "I never regretted the first time either Kat, but if that's what you want to do then I respect that" he helps lift me off the table and I go sit on the couch as he disappears into the room. He comes back with one of his shirts and a box of aspirin

"Thank you" I put on his shirt and it smells just like him. I want to ask him about what he just said; does that mean he remembers all of it? He gets two glasses of water and comes to sit next to me, handing me a glass and two aspirins. I turn to him with his head now resting on the couch "Apollo?" he turns to look at me "What you said earlier...about Greece and not regretting it...did you, did you mean it? And you weren't just drunk?" he now fully sits up, his bare chest filled with tattoos on full display and looks at me with a hint of sadness?

"Kat...I meant every single word I said and I'll say it however many times you need to hear it but I. don't. Regret. Anything. And besides...you were the one that left so I always thought you were the one that regretted..." I looked down, feeling bad now for leaving and scolding myself for the missed time I could've possibly had with him, but my insecurities got the best of me...

"I...Apollo...I just couldn't believe that someone like you would actually be with someone like...me" I feel the tears coming and he lifts my head and wipes my cheeks, laughing, and I frown at him questioningly

"It's ME, me Kat that couldn't believe a fucking gorgeous woman like you would be with me, I wanted you to be mine the moment I saw you at the club Kat..." I laugh and lightly slap him on his arm

"Don't fuck with me Apollo...you have mirrors so you've clearly seen yourself right? People would laugh at the thought of the hot, sexy CEO with the chubby woman" he looks at me with mischievous eyes and smiles

"You think I'm hot and sexy?" he wiggles his eyebrows causing me to laugh

"Apollo, stop! I'm being serious..." he stops laughing and grabs my hands in his "Kat, I truly like you, so fuck the rest of them! If I'm happy and you're happy that's all we need..." I smile a teary smile at him, feeling my heart take control already. We chat for a few more hours until we see the sunrise at which point, we both fall asleep on the couch, me lying on his chest in-between his legs with one arm wrapped around me and the other under his head. I swear I could feel myself falling for him when he pulls the blanket higher over me and kissed me on my head before falling asleep.